Legal Secretary – Personal Injury Law Firm in Oakland, CA Oakland, CA

Work as a Legal Secretary for The Barnes Firm

The Barnes Firm is seeking an experienced Legal Secretary to their firm of Personal Injury Lawyers & Car Accident Injury Lawyers in Oakland, CA.

Working for The Barnes Firm Car Accident Attorneys

As a Legal Secretary at The Barnes Firm, you will be expected to perform secretarial tasks that are specific to the law field, such as:

Writing legal documents
Conducting research
Reading legal articles

You will also be expected to perform standard secretarial duties, such as:

Answering phones & emails
Creating and maintaining lawyers’ schedules (meetings, court dates, billing, etc.)
Ordering supplies
Making copies
Transcribing notes
Faxing
Maintaining the office

Job Skills & Requirements as a Legal Secretary

Listening and Communication Skills: You will be expected to follow instructions from your boss, and your ability to understand those instructions with little or no follow up will be appreciated. Understanding legal terminology and being able to apply it correctly will also help. Good listening and communication skills ensures that the information is relayed correctly.
People/Interpersonal Skills: You might be the first line of communication between your legal office and the outside world, potentially speaking with clients, law enforcement, judges and other lawyers. Your people and interpersonal skills will help you do well.
Organizational Skills: Legal assistants help keep the working day in order. Scheduling meetings, court dates, travel plans, billing, etc. will all require terrific organizational skills.
Computer Skills: Writing emails, transcribing notes, researching legal documents faxing, copying, and creating spreadsheets or printing documents figure heavily in a legal assistant’s day. Solid working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Multilingual Skills: Not required but Spanish/English bilingual a plus.

Benefits of Working for The Barnes Firm

The Barnes Firm offers competitive compensation along with a friendly and collaborative firm environment. As an employee of The Barnes Firm, we are expecting organization, excellent computer skills, and the ability to exercise good judgment while meeting deadlines.

We’re looking to expand our team and hire the best experts in the nation. The Barnes Firm’s experienced personal injury attorneys focus exclusively on accident cases, so all applicants must be experienced in personal injury law to complement our personal injury lawyers. Our Personal Injury Lawyers have helped our clients get millions of dollars in compensation from settlements and verdicts. Our attorneys are some of the most experienced and knowledgeable experts in their fields. From vocational specialists to some of the best accident reconstruction engineers, our firm can use these expert witnesses as evidence to help each of our client’s cases.

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The Barnes Firm is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity (EEO) in any term, condition or privilege of employment. The Barnes Firm does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, uniform service member, genetic information or any other status protected by law. The Barnes Firm complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we operate.